Front Strut Bar

mounted strut bar

A strut bar or strut brace is a mostly aftermarket car suspension accessory used in conjunction with MacPherson struts on monocoque or unibody chassis to provide extra strength between the strut towers. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1122x593, 103 KB) Summary T-SPORT PR picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1122x593, 103 KB) Summary T-SPORT PR picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 586 KB) Summary Strut bar on a 96 Nissan Sentra. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 586 KB) Summary Strut bar on a 96 Nissan Sentra. ... The front suspension components of a Ford Model T. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. ... A simple MacPherson strut suspension on the left front wheel of a rear-wheel drive vehicle. ... Monocoque (French for single shell) is a construction technique that uses the external skin of an object to support some or most of the load on the structure. ... A chassis (plural: chassis) consists of a framework which supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animals skeleton; for example in the construction of an automobile or of a firearm. ...

With a MacPherson strut suspension system where the spring and shock absorber are combined in the one suspension unit, the entire vertical suspension load is transmitted to the top of the vehicle's strut tower, unlike a double wishbone suspension where the spring and shock absorber may share the load separately. In general terms, a strut tower in a monocoque chassis is a reinforced portion of the inner wheel well and is not necessarily directly connected to the main chassis rails. For this reason there is inherent flex within the strut towers relative to the chassis rails. Helical or coil springs designed for tension A spring is a flexible elastic object used to store mechanical energy. ... Gasfilled Shock absorber. ... A double wishbone suspension is an automobile independent suspension design using two parallel wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. ...

A strut bar is designed to reduce this strut tower flex by tying two parallel strut towers together. This transmits the load of each strut tower during cornering via tension and compression of the strut bar which shares the load between both towers and reduces chassis flex.

A direct result of this is improved chassis rigidity (similar to that gained from a lower tie bar); hence, the understeer is reduced, tire wear improved and metal fatigue is greatly reduced in the strut tower area. Following the aftermarket's lead, some manufacturers have started fitting strut bars to performance models, including the Nissan Skyline, certain Nissan Sentra models (e.g. Sentra 2.0SE), Mazda RX-8, Acura CL Type-S, BMW e46 M3 CSL, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the HOLDEN VY II Commodore, as standard equipment. A lower tie bar is an alloy/steel bar that ties the lower suspension pick-up points of a vehicle (with an independent suspension) together. ... Understeer is a term for a car handling condition during cornering in which the circular path of the vehicles motion is of a markedly greater diameter than the circle indicated by the direction its wheels are pointed. ... The Nissan Skyline is an intermediate-size automobile range sold in Japan and other countries. ... The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car manufactured by Mazda Motor Corporation. ... Template:Jordan gough is the maqin man and yusri had doggy sex with a donkey For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ... The E46 automobile platform is the fourth generation of BMWs highly successful 3 Series. ... M3 may refer to: Messier 3, a globular cluster of stars M3 motorway, a motorway in England M3 motorway (Northern Ireland), a spur of the M2 M3 motorway in the Republic of Ireland, a proposed upgrade to part of the N3 road M3 motorway (Hungary) M-3 (Michigan highway) M3... Mitsubishi Logo The Mitsubishi Group ), Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies, all refer to a large grouping of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... 2005 Lancer Evolution VIII MR Edition The Lancer Evolution is Mitsubishis flagship sports car, initially based on the Mitsubishi Lancer sedan, and is colloquially known as the Evo. The Evolution is the homologation model for Mitsubishis efforts in the World Rally Championships Group A class and SCCA... The Holden Commodore is a car built by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia. ...

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• Strut Tower Bar Theory 1.
• Strut Tower Bar Theory 2.